Tag: DIRBS
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PTA introduces 120-day tax-free mobile registration for overseas Pakistanis
You can now use sim in your mobile phone without paying full PTA tax fee for 120 days or four months. Users can apply through PTA website.
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Smuggled phones flood AJK and GB as device identification system remains unimplemented
According to a source in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the non-implementation of the Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) has led to an increase in the use of smuggled mobile phones in the Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan region. Unlike the rest of the country, the Special Communications Organisation (SCOM) is…
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iPhone 13 buyers will now pay Rs132,000 for PTA approval
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has made it nearly impossible for Apple fans to get iPhones in the country by significantly raising the tax on the overall iPhone 13 series. It is worth noting that the PTA approval costs for the iPhone 13 have been raised at a time when the iPhone 14 is likely…
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Pakistan manufactured 9.72 million mobile phones in four months: Report
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) revealed that domestic plants produced 9.72 million mobile devices in the first four months of 2022, contrasted to 0.86 million acquired internationally. In April 2022, local manufacturing plants developed 2.56 million mobile devices, compared to 0.25 million imported from other countries. According to Brecorder, 5.69 million 2G smartphones and 4.03 million…
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Mobile phone imports nearly double in last 12 months
Mobile phone imports have increased by 81.32 per cent as compared to the last fiscal year (July-June) 2019-20. The imports reached $1.369 billion compared to $755.548 million during the same period last year, according to the latest report released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Telecom experts are linking the phenomenal increase in import…